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The lifecycle of the sub-projects is depicted on the following diagrams:
Source of the figure: Sub-project lifecycle v1.pptx
Sub-project States
| Sub-project state | Description |
| Proposal | Sub-project doesn’t really exist yet, may not have real resources, but is proposed and is expected to be created due to needs. |
| Incubation | Sub-project has resources, but is recognized to be nascent. |
| Mature | Sub-project is fully realized and stable, might have on-going releases with new features or specifications over time. |
| Archived | Sub-project has been recognized as dead (could be for a variety of reasons, e.g. sub-project successfully accomplished its goals, sub-project failed, etc.), and has been archived as it is no longer an on-going sub-project. |
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